Ciaaattt...Odalan Saraswati -Kerauhan/Trance -Pairi Daiza Belgium part 5

Barong Bali, Form of A Traditional Mythology
Bali, island surrounded by sense of mystics and has a magnetic attraction, Island of God with so many culture and tradition that still exist until now. Equilibrium between vertical and horizontal nexus already contribute and taking role on every side of Balinese community.
Hindu community in Bali believe that three avatar of God as a creator, protector, and executor had bring so many phenomenon in life, where one of those is law of nature between good and evil, wrong and right, beauty and beast and many differences in this universe and became appear also in traditional mythology of Bali. One of those is "Barong" that represent in Barong & Rangda Dance, this triumphant dance is very popular not only for Balinese people but also for viewers around the world.
Actually, Barong is a form of Bali pre Hinduism inheritance, being transformed to a figurehead or mask of an animals or ancient human which has magical forces. Mystic of Barong mask came from its wood material which taken on cemetery area. Could be in the year of being created, Barong mask has so many different type, nowadays there are several being known, for example: Barong Ket, Barong Gajah, Barong Asu, Barong Landung, Barong Bangkal, Barong Brutuk, Barong Kedingkling until Barong Sai. Barong character in Balinese mythology is reflected of spirit in a human itself, where in Balinese Hinduism believe that a human has a"guardian sibling" when being born in the nativity process, the guardian elements are blood, placenta, and fetal membrane. All these elements will always protect and guard a human all through the process of life till being reunited again with the universe. Barong as a king of spirit is one of those elements as "guardian sibling" and has a power to protect human from any evil through the interaction process of life.
How of good and evil became law of nature happened on every human kind being presented in the procession of theatrical Barong & Rangda dance, story from Mahabrata epic is a conceptual theme for these dance to reflected Barong as a symbol of protector and king of spirit having a battle with Rangda as a symbol of death and queen of evil. Have been written through all a colorful and graceful dance movements that good spirits taking a victory against evil. Where evil always exist and creep the universe in every nightmare, always forced and pushed a human to go to the edge of black hole is reflected on the last part of the dance performance, and again Barong will appear to giving a protection so a human will be shield with a good spirits.


Mengapa Barong Disebut Bethara?
Stiti Dharma-Ida Pandita Nabe Sri Bhagawan Dwija Warsa Nawa Sandhi

QUESTION:
Simbul/ perwujudan dari dewa apakah barong dan rangda yang ada di Bali dan apakah ada dewa/ dewi yang rupanya seperti itu?
Kenapa umat Hindu di Bali menyebut barong dan rangda itu Bhatara?
Dari mana sejarahnya sehingga di Bali banyak yang menyungsung barong dan rangda.
Pantaskah kita sebut itu Tuhan?
ANSWER:
1. Barong adalah simbol daiwi sampad, dan rangda adalah simbol asuri sampad. Keduanya merupakan rwa-bhineda yang ada di jagat raya ini. Umat Hindu di Bali memuja Sanghyang Widhi melalui barong dengan maksud agar selalu diberi kekuatan untuk mewujudkan dan memenangkan daiwi sampad, namun juga tidak lupa memohon agar terhindar dari bahaya-bahaya asuri sampad melalui rangda sebagai sarana pemujaan.
2. Barong dan rangda disebut sebagai 'Bhatara' karena arti bhatara adalah: 'yang melindungi'
3. Barong dan rangda mulai dikenalkan di Bali sekitar abad ke-11, setelah kedatangan Mpu Kuturan. Sebagaimana diketahui kedatangan beliau ke Bali tidak membawa istrinya yang bergelar: Rangda Nata Ing Dirah (rangda = janda, nata = bertempat tinggal, ing = di, Dirah = nama tempat). Istri beliau itu berbeda paham dengan Mpu Kuturan, di mana Rangda Nata Ing Dirah lebih cenderung ke sekte Bhairawa, sedangkan Mpu Kuturan ke sekte Siwa-Budha. Perbedaan paham/ aliran ini kemudian diwujudkan dalam barong dan rangda. Pertempuran antara barong (daiwi sampad) dengan rangda (asuri sampad) tidak pernah berakhir dan tidak pernah ada yang kalah atau menang, karena keduanya adalah rwa-bhineda, dua tetapi satu, demikianlah hakekat kehidupan manusia di dunia.
4. Barong dan rangda tidak disebut Tuhan/ Sanghyang Widhi, tetapi sebagai Simbol/ Niyasa seperti yang diuraikan di atas